Department Affiliations
University Affiliations
- Liberal Arts
Narrative
My dissertation examines how the Madrid Movida is remembered in recent years through museum exhibits, novels, films and documentaries. I look at how the Movida was used in the 1980s to create a local and international image for the city and autonomous community of Madrid, and how this image was recycled beginning in the early 2000s with commemorative events and personal accounts of memories of the Movida.
Specialties
- The Madrid Movida, Contemporary Peninsular Literature and Cultural Studies, Museum Studies, Visual Culture, Modern and Contemporary Art, Film Studies
Educational Background
- B.A.: Social Relations, Spanish, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 2003.
- M.A.: Hispanic Studies, The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2005.
- Minor: Museum Studies, The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2007.
- Ph.D. (ABD): Hispanic Studies, The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Expected May 2010.
Research Activities
- Dissertation Research in Madrid, Spain: Program for Cultural Cooperation between the Spanish Ministry of Culture and U.S. Universities, July 2007 - August 2007
- Dissertation Research in Madrid, Spain: Graduate Research Partnership Program, July 2008 - August 2008
- Research Assistant at the Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis: Research on 20th Century avant garde female artists from the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking worlds, May 2006 - July 2006
Professional Activities
- Representative to the Graduate Studies Committee: Graduate Student Representative , August 2008 - May 2009
- Co-Chair, The Symposium for Romance Studies: August 2004 - April 2005
- Translator, The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation: Translation of artist's correspondence, wall texts , 2007 - 2008
- Gallery Intern, La GalerÃa Juana de Aizpuru, Madrid, Spain: May 2003 - July 2003
Courses Taught
- SPAN 3800: Film Studies: The Films of Pedro Almodóvar
- SPAN 3104: Introduction to Hispanic Literatures
- SPAN 3105: Introduction to Hispanic Cultures (Peninsular Focus)
- SPAN 3015: Spanish Composition and Communication
- SPAN 3021: Advanced Communication Skills
- SPAN 1003/1004: Intermediate Spanish
- SPAN 1022/1001: Beginning Spanish
Alternative Output Formats